Asides

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  • The Promise of A Year

    A New Year is enticing with its promise of fulfilled hopes and dreams, its allure of brighter times ahead, its rush of enthusiasm for new ventures. The psychologic appeal of sending off the old year also provides a sense of closure and permission to move on from the past. Then, as the months march on…

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  • Backwards & Forwards (Nov into Dec 2022)

    The 12th New England Wushu International Chinese Martial Arts Championships in Connecticut came and went in a wink and–I survived! I am not quite sure how (really!), but I won 2 gold medals in the events my coach signed me up for. Since I did not get to practice due to illness the 2 weeks…

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  • New Sport

    Everyone who knows me knows that I am a Movement Junkie! I love moving and watching people move. Once, my friend, Aparna, picked me up from the airport. She spotted me amidst a crowd and said, “That’s her–the one who’s always moving!” In sports I tend to watch mixed martial arts, gymnastics, ice-skating, diving, parkour.…

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